Installtion source issue

[David Mays]

I am trying to install several packages (over 100) from a CD on SUSE
10.1 64-bit. The packages are all 32-bit software. In YAST I tried
adding installation source and add-on product and checked "CD". The
error message is "Unable to create catalog from URL 'cd:///'" "No
catalog found on medium" I tried copying all the files to a directory
called "Software" in my home directory and using that for my
Installation Source in YAST and get the error "Unable to create the
installation source from URL 'dir:///home/dm/Software/Jacklab/".

Could this be because I am trying to install 32-bit software on the
system? This method of installing works on my other computer which is
32-bit. I just tell YAST that the installation source is the CD and then
all the packages are installable via Software Management.

Any help in getting this software installed would be appreciated.

Thanks.

ADDENDA:

I neglected to mention that the 32-bit systems that the CD installs
works on is running SuSE !0.0, not 10.1, so could they have changed
something in 10.1 that works differently? I tried right-clicking on the
folder in my home directory to actions>Add Directory as YaST Source and
tried then using Software Management, but to no avail.

[Rajko M.]

Post by David Mays
I am trying to install several packages (over 100) from a CD on SUSE
10.1 64-bit. The packages are all 32-bit software. In YAST I tried
adding installation source and add-on product and checked "CD". The
error message is "Unable to create catalog from URL 'cd:///'" "No
catalog found on medium" I tried copying all the files to a directory
called "Software" in my home directory and using that for my
Installation Source in YAST and get the error "Unable to create the
installation source from URL 'dir:///home/dm/Software/Jacklab/".
Could this be because I am trying to install 32-bit software on the
system? This method of installing works on my other computer which is
32-bit. I just tell YAST that the installation source is the CD and then
all the packages are installable via Software Management.
Any help in getting this software installed would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I neglected to mention that the 32-bit systems that the CD installs
works on is running SuSE !0.0, not 10.1, so could they have changed
something in 10.1 that works differently? I tried right-clicking on the
folder in my home directory to actions>Add Directory as YaST Source and
tried then using Software Management, but to no avail.

Hi David,

Yes, they changed that in 10.1 and now in 10.2 will be back again.
You have to open root console, cd to directory where you copied installation
CDs with directories like CD1, CD2 etc, and run
createrepo -p ./
It will create directory repodata. Than it will be possible to add directory
as installation source.

The same command you can use for any directory with rpm files in it.

[Claude]

Post by Rajko M.

Post by David Mays
I am trying to install several packages (over 100) from a CD on SUSE
10.1 64-bit. The packages are all 32-bit software. In YAST I tried
adding installation source and add-on product and checked "CD". The
error message is "Unable to create catalog from URL 'cd:///'" "No
catalog found on medium" I tried copying all the files to a directory
called "Software" in my home directory and using that for my
Installation Source in YAST and get the error "Unable to create the
installation source from URL 'dir:///home/dm/Software/Jacklab/".
Could this be because I am trying to install 32-bit software on the
system? This method of installing works on my other computer which is
32-bit. I just tell YAST that the installation source is the CD and then
all the packages are installable via Software Management.
Any help in getting this software installed would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I neglected to mention that the 32-bit systems that the CD installs
works on is running SuSE !0.0, not 10.1, so could they have changed
something in 10.1 that works differently? I tried right-clicking on the
folder in my home directory to actions>Add Directory as YaST Source and
tried then using Software Management, but to no avail.

Hi David,
Yes, they changed that in 10.1 and now in 10.2 will be back again.
You have to open root console, cd to directory where you copied installation
CDs with directories like CD1, CD2 etc, and run
createrepo -p ./
It will create directory repodata. Than it will be possible to add directory
as installation source.
The same command you can use for any directory with rpm files in it.

That helps me as well. Thanks

[Claude]

Post by Rajko M.

Post by David Mays
I am trying to install several packages (over 100) from a CD on SUSE
10.1 64-bit. The packages are all 32-bit software. In YAST I tried
adding installation source and add-on product and checked "CD". The
error message is "Unable to create catalog from URL 'cd:///'" "No
catalog found on medium" I tried copying all the files to a directory
called "Software" in my home directory and using that for my
Installation Source in YAST and get the error "Unable to create the
installation source from URL 'dir:///home/dm/Software/Jacklab/".
Could this be because I am trying to install 32-bit software on the
system? This method of installing works on my other computer which is
32-bit. I just tell YAST that the installation source is the CD and then
all the packages are installable via Software Management.
Any help in getting this software installed would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I neglected to mention that the 32-bit systems that the CD installs
works on is running SuSE !0.0, not 10.1, so could they have changed
something in 10.1 that works differently? I tried right-clicking on the
folder in my home directory to actions>Add Directory as YaST Source and
tried then using Software Management, but to no avail.

Hi David,
Yes, they changed that in 10.1 and now in 10.2 will be back again.
You have to open root console, cd to directory where you copied installation
CDs with directories like CD1, CD2 etc, and run
createrepo -p ./
It will create directory repodata. Than it will be possible to add directory
as installation source.
The same command you can use for any directory with rpm files in it.

This was helpful to me too. Thanks.